Inspirational Quotes - Inspiring Words

Quotes that will spark creativity, to help you find new ideas and ways of thinking. They are meant to light a fire under you and push you to greatness.

Inspiring words and quotes provide a source of encouragement, when you need it the most and remind you of the potential within you. They can also be a helpful push to get you to pursue your dreams and to overcome obstacles.

Whether it’s in your personal or professional life, inspirational quotes can help you to see things from a different perspective, and to find new ways to grow and improve.

The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.

Steve Maraboli

Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.

Peter S. Beagle

I wonder how many people don't get the one they want, but end up with the one they're supposed to be with.

Fannie Flagg

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius

The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger--but recognize the opportunity.

John F. Kennedy

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Lao Tzu

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Confucius

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it's yours.

Ayn Rand

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.

George Carlin

The thing about growing up with Fred and George," said Ginny thoughtfully, "is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.

J. K. Rowling

I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.

Herbert Bayard Swope

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

Paulo Coelho

He is half of my soul, as the poets say.

Madeline Miller

If you're reading this... Congratulations, you're alive. If that's not something to smile about, then I don't know what is.

Chad Sugg

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Sarah Dessen

There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.

Judith McNaught

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John Muir

Don't think or judge, just listen.

Sarah Dessen

Try a little harder to be a little better.

Gordon B. Hinckley

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Martin Luther King Jr.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.

John Lennon

When things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It's because a little piece gets lost - the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed.

John Green

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Rabindranath Tagore

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Dalai Lama